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File:Homika Anime.pngRoxie made her debut in BW085 and was Ash's final Gym Leader he faced after he heard the Opelucid Gym was closed. She's the lead vocalist and bass player of her band "Koffing and the toxics" and she exudes confidence. Unlike other Gym Leaders, she pits her three Pokémon against her opponent's entire team, stating that if her opponent beats her team, she gives them the Toxic Badge.

In the anime

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Koffing is Roxie's first-used Pokémon in her battle against Ash; Roxie comments that she caught it while traveling through Kanto. It was quite powerful, defeating Ash's Boldore and Unfezant, but ultimately fell in battle to Ash's Leavanny.

Roxie's name may be a combination of the music genre "rock" and "toxic" which relates to Poison-type and being in a rock band.

Roxie is the first Poison-type Gym leader since Kanto's Koga and his daughter Janine.

Roxie and the Cianwood Gym Leader Chuck would have their respective episodes as season finales, except Ash won the Storm Badge in one episode while he won the Toxic Badge in the episode after she made her debut.

Roxie is the only Gym leader with freckles.

In the anime, Ash challenged Roxie for his final Unova Badge as opposed to the Opelucid City Gym, which was closed.

Roxie's Whirlipede is underleveled as her Venepede should have evolved at Level 22.

Roxie's Gym, in the Anime, is the only one in Pokemon history to act like a Gym in the game, where you can pit your team against however many Pokémon in the opposing team.

In the real games excluding spin-offs, Roxie and her band are the first to provide vocals: In Japan, where Koffing is known as Dogars, the chant is "D-O-G-A-R-S DOGARS!" This was changed to "P-O-K-E-M-O-N POKEMON" for the English release.